Missouri Railroads Report Bigger Mileage for 1905
The thirteenth annual report of the state railway and warehouse commissioners shows Missouri railroad mileage at 7,819.36 on June 20 1905, a rise of 318.37 miles in the year. Total taxes paid by railroads reached 1 565 330.22 with Frisco Missouri Pacific Burlington Wabash and the St Louis transfer company among top taxpayers. The report also codifies state railroad laws with an index and includes maps and station lists.
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Missouri
Frisco
Missouri Pacific
Burlington
Wabash
Ter.ry Assn. of
St. L
J. C. Willis
Commission
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Anatomy of a Steel Rail in Harper’s analyzed
H. C. Boynton discusses how microscopic examination reveals defects in steel rails. He explains how a layman can assess rail quality by using the microscope, highlighting its role in uncovering hidden flaws and guiding rail safety insights.
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Harper's
Mi O na stomach tablets promise indigestion cure
An advertisement extols Mi O Na stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and related nervous and physical ailments. It claims the remedy strengthens the digestive system, allows eating any food, and costs 50 cents with a guarantee from W E Bard Drug Co that it costs nothing unless it cures.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
Missouri Pacific and Katy Railway Personnel Moves
Elmer Bagby began a post with the Missouri Pacific water service and Owen Gibson joined the storeroom at the Missouri Pacific shops. Trainmaster Fowler of the M K T announced a vacancy for a brakeman on the Sedalia to St. Louis passenger run. Wei Gand Gross resumed his Missouri Pacific brakeman duties in Jefferson City after leave. Ed Staton visited Sedalia en route to Topeka. F E Brown returned from his honeymoon to relieve Frank Scow on Katy dispatch duties.
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Owen Gibson
Missouri Pacific
O. F. Fowler
Weigand Gross
Jefferson City
Ed Staton
Missouri Pacific Railway
Sedalia
Topeka
Kan
F. E. Brown
Katy
Frank Scow
Strayed Bay Mare Seeks Owner
Bay mare with star in face two white hind feet recently clipped wearing a leather halter. Contact S. M. Lesher at Bell 1563. Location unclear.
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S. M. Lesher
Hog market summaries across Chicago Kansas City and St Louis
In the markets hogs show a 5c drop across Chicago Kansas City and St Louis with cattle steady. Chicago hogs range light 6.35 to 6.55 and heavy 6.30 to 6.55, left over 3 000. Mixed 6.35 to 6.57 rough 6.15 to 6.30. Estimated Chicago hogs Tuesday 28 000.
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Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Personal notices from Sedalia area show varied travel
J West Goodwin went to Kansas City yesterday afternoon. Miss Elma Fleming spent Sunday with friends in Lamonte. Emmett Trader visits Butler area this week. Rev J S Orrison returned from Warrensburg. Clyde Nelson of Lamigate was in the city on business. F E Hoffman Jr and wife returned from Kansas City. G A Widder left for Knob Nester. J A Morgart of Rouse Col is visiting his sister Mrs Earl Leftwich. Will Lee leaves for Kansas City on business. George M Olendorf returns from Nevada Mo. Josie Conno of Lamonte visits Miss Anna Donnelly. Peter Hoffman arrives from St Louis. William Runswicker spends Sunday in Sedalia. J E Rourke of Metropolitan Insurance goes to Kansas City. Rev R Miller and L S Eddins ride to Kansas City. Mrs C F Schrang visits Parsons Kaw. Sheriff Sprecher visits Houstonia to see Deputy Sheriff Hen.
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Georgia Baker
Columbia College of Expression
Chicago
Edith Milgrom
San Antonio
Texas
Harry Yanow
Richard Rohn
Webb City
M. T. Slane
Excelsior Springs
Joan
Sam J. Levitt
Frank L. Farley
Warrensburg
Walter Brill
Glenn
Kansas City
J. L. Marsden
J. West Goodwin
Miss Elma Fleming
Lamonte
Clyde Nelson
Lamigate
F. E Hoffman, Jr
G. A. Widder
Knob Nester
J. A. Morgart
Rouse
Col
Earl Leftwich
Will Lee
George ™. Olendorf
Sedalia Theater
Neviada
Josie Conno
Anna Donnelly
West Fourth Street
William @runswricker
Cole Camp
Sedalfi
J. E. Rourke
The
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Businss
Shoplifting Cases Continued for Three Suspects
Three colored youths arrested Saturday night by Deputy Constable R. Adams faced Justice D. Kinsey and had their shoplifting cases continued to Tuesday morning.
Fight notables: Stewart and Barnett case continued
William Stewart and Frank Barnett, both colored, were arrested this afternoon by Deputy Bishop Howlett after a fight at a Main Street restaurant. They appeared before Justice N. H. Rogers, who continued the hearing until Tuesday morning.
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William Stewart
Frank Barnett
Chaney
Bishop Howlett
Main Street
N. H. Rogers
Mr Rudy Seeks Answers in Sentinel Letter
Mr Rudy writes to the Sentinel editor voicing questions that stir public interest. He urges clarification on issues stirring concern among residents and calls for open discussion and accountability.
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the Sentinel
A Sedalia Letter Praises Church Leaders and Saloon Issues
A reader defends fair enforcement of the lid order while urging impartial action against saloons. He names local officials and churches, notes a telephone tale about a $200 payoff, and vouches for Jack Chaney if he acts rightly, while warning against religiously tinged bias and hypocrisy.
Call for Christian manhood to curb graft and hypocrisy
The speaker denounces preachers who use prayer books on Sunday yet graft on Monday. He condemns saloon keepers and corrupt officials breaking vows and oaths, urging Christians to reject hypocrisy and demand moral leadership. This is described as only the first chapter.
E E Codding Visits East Then Reports Homecoming
Mr. and Mrs. E E Codding return from a several weeks trip visiting Pittsburg Washington D C and Ohio. They viewed old Coddingville Ohio homestead and recalled life there thirty years after leaving Missouri. He noted interurban railways near Cleveland and a visit to Thomas Ironworks in Pittsburg where 85 pound steel rails were made.
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Washington, D. C
Ohio
Mr. Codding
Codding
East
Missouri
Sedatia
Coddingville
Cleveland
Akron
Pittsburg
Digestive Troubles When Stomach Fails to Digest
The text explains that if the stomach cannot digest food, it harms the body causing belching sour stomach and flatulence. It implies additional discomforts follow as digestion fails.
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Board of State Railway and Warehouse Commissioners
Missou
Sam Jackson
Denison
John Williams
G. W. Giese
Frank Graham
Franklin Junction
D. Cook
Franklin Junections
W. QO. Bowett
Smithville
Arthur Gilbert
Tipton
J.B. Rickman
Otterville
Albert Kahn
Bell Cotching
Blanche Lonergan
Leavenworth
Dr. Youmans
Shawnee, O. T
Frank Gore
Delmar Hotel
R. M. Inlow
City
Bethlehem Church
Ed Wheeler
Bride
Caifornia
Arkansas
Wheeler
C. ©. Lawson
C. S. Wilson
Fort Worth
Mesdames Wilson
Lawson
Elmer Bagby
Water Service
Tee
Emmett Trader
Butler, Ifc
J. S. Orrison
Peter Hoffman
Ohio Street
le Compte
Flesher’s
Morey Stock Company
Luella
Morey
Thelma
MR. Rudy
Presbyterian Church
East Side Christian Church
San Francisco
Rev
Rudy
Ore
Jack Chaney
Jack
First Christian Church
Jack Charey
Castille
Jergen
Eastman
Vici
Patent Colt
Beter
Foleys
Amci Hoaisiungs
J. A. Folgar & CO
Folger
P. Brandi Grocer Co
E. E. Codding
Tates
E. E. Codding and
Wife
Thomas Ironworks
Keller
Willerson
BELL
Miss Goodyear
Dancing Academy
South Ohio
Bright’s
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